John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
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His Grace The Duke of Argyll KG KT GCMG GCVO VD PC |
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| 4th Governor General of Canada | |
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In office 25 November 1878 – 23 October 1883 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Canadian: Sir John A. Macdonald British: The Earl of Beaconsfield William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Dufferin |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
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6 August 1845 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 2 May 1914 (aged 68) Cowes, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
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| Spouse(s) | Princess Louise of the United Kingdom |
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John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, KG KT GCMG GCVO VD PC (6 August 1845 – 2 May 1914), usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known between 1847 and 1900, was a British nobleman and was the fourth Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. He is now remembered primarily for the place names bestowed on Canadian geography in honour of his wife and for his metrical paraphrase of Psalm 121, "Unto the hills around do I lift up".
He was born in London, the eldest son of George, Marquess of Lorne and the former Lady Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, daughter of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland, and was styled Earl of Campbell from birth. In 1847, when he was 21 months old, his father succeeded as 8th Duke of Argyll and he assumed the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, which he bore until he was 54. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Eton College, St Andrews and at Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as at the National Art Training School.
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